## 2025-05-23 Still one of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen in my life. I don’t care about the pacing or contrivance or any of that bullshit. This movie has such wonderful, kinetic energy to it that makes it a joy to come back to every time. The characters are endearing, the climax makes me tear up every time, and the idealistic, **Mega Man Battle Network**–esque vision of the internet gets cuter to me the older this movie gets. I don’t think this is Hosoda’s best film – that honor probably goes to **Wolf Children** – but it will forever be my favorite.